The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-20

understand. Many men find reason for
mitigation of penalty. As good man
as LYMAN 1rumbull finds reason for
Communication. But few, think, of the
neopIe of America signed petition to
the overEor TO set these men absolutely
free and so justified. We ind fault
with the government. do. But 1t is
the one we have. 1t Is the best one in
sight.
THE NIHTLIsT OF RUSSIA
would be joyfully satisfied If the Car
would concede a constitution, free
speech, a tree press, the right of assem-
bly, and the ballot. He never has asked
for all these things yet. Every Ameri
can believes in the right of revolut on.
or, az least, the grandfathers OF Ameri-
cans did Before they exercised that
right, they said ga decent respect
to the opinions of manMTd re-
quires that they should declare the
causes" They also appealed to the su-
| creme Judge of the world for the recti-
| tude of their intentions. Their appeal
was to mankind ard God. They ep-
pealed TO what Tennyson calls the
| common sense of most.
! Now it has been evident, up to date,
! that America is not ripe for anarchy.
| IL is evident that the people of this
world see no need for it here yet. Some
kings might be glad to see this govern
ment displaced. The people who come
over the sen, six or seven thousand q
Weet think they are escaping some
thing, coming inio good country. AS
ia comparison with any other flag on
earth
OUR FLAG MEANS LIBERTY.
The only other flag that means as much
is the flag of green with an Irish harp on
it and no crown. The two men whose
sentence was committed gave the gov
ernor an alternative. They asked for
the mercy and they received it. | I'M
derstood also that one of the men exc
cuted asked for the same and did not
receive it. Why, do not know. With
q doubt as to this exception, do not
| see what the governor could have done
other than he did, unless he went clear
| over and said first: Our courts are O.
farce. and failure; it is time that the
government was supplanted;" that is,
become an Anarchist himself. OF the
sincerity of these men you will think,
some one thing and some another.
There is some injustice in this country.
There is great irregularity, and if man
thinks of nothing else and talks of moth
ing else he will in due time be
EXTREME AND VIOLENT.
When / heard that the execution had
taken place, l wondered why it was that
Jacob Sharp was not in prison.
One thing is to be said of these men.
! They played and lost and paid. There
was nothing weak in them; no dodge
OF ius nifty; no sniveling excuse
They made square issue. There is
| this to be said of all instructions and
| revolutions. Failure means death.
These men understood it.
Much will now be said as to the pro-
priety of 2bridging free speech, free
press and the right of assembly. We
better be a little slow with meddling
with these hard earned rights.
Government have tried repression
over the sea and in the Southern States.
They are trying an infamous jubilee
coercion bill in Ireland now. ALI this
Is as old as the thumb screw.
The first cent | eyer owned had Re
sistance to Tyrants is obedience to
God' and a head of liberty on it. 1t
was minted a little over a hundred
wears ago. think will still keep'it
It Is New EDgl4nd cent.
How far is man responsible for the
effect of his words? Nobody appears
to have a clear idea on that subject.
Shall Seward hesitate TO speak of an
irrepressi5le conflict" shall Garrison
not speak CT IAN agreement with death
and a covenant with help because, per
chance, John Brown may bear the sin
Doubtless without Theodore Parker,
Wendell Phillips, Owen Lovejov, En-
erson, Whittier, Gerritt Smith, Seward,
Horace Greeley and Uncle Toms
CABIN" we might not have heard of
ossAwAToMIE BROWN.
But he said at his trial, mo man sent
me here; L an here under my own
auspices" Shall Mr.. Conkling and
other stslwarts cease to make IN
pleasant remarks of the administration
OF Garfield, because GuIteau may De
listening? There was q sharply
written editarial in the Denver RepubLi-
ca. of Friday under the heading, Shall
the Railways R1le2'
Tread from it: UNLESS the corpora
klOuS dIC AO1O ny J11C 1IcSlSld-
ture, they will get their hands on the
throat of the State and choke it until
there will be no life left in it." Now, /
heard that and approved of it. It
sounded like something / have said
myself.
Suppose now the Legislature fails to
do its duty, and some crank reads the
reads the editorial of the Republican
ana meditateS on the picture of State
choked to death and works..himself into
condition so that he goes and prizes
up the track of the Rio Grande. Be-
cause that might happen shall the Re
publican cease to say anything? Shall
there be dead silence, except that made
by locomotives, because people are ex-
citable?
1t is quite difficult to snalyze the
forces that move men to actions.
Liberty HAS ITS DANGERS.
Slavery has more. Freedom OF the
press has been abused. but let those who